Boca, which has just won the Superclásico 3-2 against River Plate on Sunday in Córdoba, must face Estudiantes, who beat Barracas Central 3-0 on Saturday. Xeneize finished fourth in Group B, while Pincha was the runner-up in that area. And now they will face each other to define a ticket for the grand final of the Argentine tournament.
The second semifinal was scheduled for Sunday, April 28, but the team led by Diego Martínez travels to Brazil to visit Fortaleza this Thursday, the 25th, for the third date of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, and will return to Buenos Aires only on Friday. For this reason, Boca tried to run the match, knowing that Estudiantes will have more rest, since they face Gremio this Tuesday the 23rd, in La Plata, on the third day of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.
This Tuesday, precisely, The League confirmed that Boca and Estudiantes will measure strength on Tuesday the 30th, at 8 p.m., at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in Córdoba. There Xeneize has just eliminated its archrival and hopes to repeat against the team from La Plata.
The referee of said match in Córdoba will be Nazareno Arasawhere a ticket to the final will be at stake.
On Friday the 12th, Boca and Estudiantes completed the duel suspended in mid-March, when Lucas Altamirano, the Chilean from Pincha La Plata, decompensated and had to be hospitalized. That day they were 0-0 and finally the team led by Eduardo Domínguez won 1-0.
The Tuesday option arose because Wednesday, May 1, is a national holiday and will be more comfortable for traveling fans. That is why it was decided that on Tuesday the 30th they will face each other in Córdoba and the advantage is that the subsequent holiday will give time for the supporters of both teams to return from that province.
Estudiantes intended to play this match at the AMBA, because it was difficult for their fans to travel to other provinces, even more so since it was the end of the month.
While, The first duel, between Argentinos and Vélez, will take place on Sunday the 28th, at 3:30 p.m., at the Estadio Único de San Nicolás de los Arroyos.